As CIBC’s Chief Operating Officer, Harry Culham oversees the bank’s four Strategic Business Units — Canadian Personal and Business Banking, Capital Markets globally, and both Canadian and U.S. Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. He is also Chair and CEO of CIBC World Markets Inc., and has been a member of CIBC’s Executive Committee since 2015.
Harry was appointed Chief Operating Officer effective April 1, 2025, and will succeed Victor Dodig as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1, 2025.
With a proven track record of leading Capital Markets and other key areas of CIBC’s businesses and head office groups, Harry has instilled a strategic, client-focused, and growth-oriented mindset across the organization, building an exceptional team and delivering outstanding business results.
Harry has been responsible for leading and optimizing several areas of the bank including CIBC Caribbean, CIBC Mellon, and the Strategic Client Office. He has also led CIBC’s Enterprise Strategy and Corporate Development function and, most recently Global Asset Management.
Harry first joined CIBC as an intern in Vancouver and participated in one of the bank’s first graduate programs. He then gained extensive experience in senior banking roles in Europe and Asia before rejoining CIBC in 2008, ultimately taking on the leadership of CIBC’s global Capital Markets business in 2015.
Under his leadership, Capital Markets has diversified with robust growth in North America and with global reach to meet clients’ needs in an evolving marketplace, while in parallel re-orienting the business around deep client relationships in key growth sectors. The result is a transformed business that produces consistent, sustainable growth with reduced earnings volatility and strong credit quality, underpinned by a highly connected culture.
His commitment to community service is reflected in his roles as Co-Chair of the CIBC Foundation, Executive Chair of CIBC Miracle Day, the United Way Finance Sector lead, and as a member of the Board of Sinai Health. He holds a degree from the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business and is a Leslie Wong Fellow.
